Ten Great Cycling Routes in the Beautiful Vercors
I often call the Vercors the most under-rated cycling region in the Alps. The massif…
Browsing: French Alps
Col de Sapey via Les Lacets de Montvernier
A fun heat-wave ride. It’s a good route when the best hairpins of the day…
Col de la Madeleine Unpaved
A route planning tip: Sometimes I just look for a bunch of hairpins on a…
Col des Annes via Colombière 4 Col Loop
Here’s another excellent paved cycling climb with an extension that requires a mountain bike. The…
La Route de la Soif via Col de l’Arpettaz
This route includes 5 Cols: Marais, Esserieux, Arpettaz, Aravis, and Croix Fry. But the highlight…
Plateau des Glières and Above
In addition to the paved Col des Glières (1440m), this ride visits two gravel cols:…
Col du Petit Saint Bernard – Snow walls!
For various reasons, good and bad, I have only been cycling from home recently. But,…
Col de la Forclaz de Montmin (and above)
My first ride since early August that didn’t start/end from home. I thought I’d choose…
Col Hunting (7!) Above Serre Chevalier
Last summer I cycled Col du Granon from Briançon and visited several unpaved cols above.…
Col des Ayes – Col d’Izoard Loop
The Hautes-Alpes department has an official signed route for a loop for Col d’Izoard that…